Bikepark Wales Request Riders Steer Clear of Their Trails.

Pete Scullion·
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The guys at Bikepark Wales have put out a request for riders to steer clear of their trails until the COVID-19 lockdown lifts.

While we’d hasten to point out that these riders are in a minority, but Bikepark Wales have felt the need to put out a request for riders not to access their trails which are closed until further notice.

Riders have moved barriers and ridden unfinished trails recently, which could cause serious problems not only in the event of an accident, but also affect re-opening, and the team don’t want to have to put security on site.

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A REQUEST FOR HELP AND COOPERATION: A small (but growing) minority continue to ignore the rules and visit BikePark Wales to ride the trails. We would like to remind all riders that BikePark Wales is closed to EVERYONE, outside of operating hours. The country is now in lockdown and the park is closed, we all have our part to play in reducing cases of Covid-19 to protect the NHS and save lives. We do not have the first responder cover on site that we do when we are operational and any accident on our trails could lead to a lengthy and difficult extraction of an injured rider, this just isn't acceptable in the current circumstances. We have closed our business, which like so many other small businesses puts us in an incredibly difficult situation. Funding 24 hours security to patrol the trails to prevent damage (riders have removed barriers and ridden sections of unfinished trail causing damage) only makes things harder and when we do eventually re-open our trail crew already have enough work to do without having to repair damage from illegal riding. 99% of people are doing the right thing, we just ask that the 1% that are ignoring the rules stop and think of the consequences of their actions. BikePark Wales is a pay to ride venue, we are closed and riding the trails now is trespassing. Please don't force us to take further action. To the 99%, thank you, we will get through this together. To the 1%, we just ask you to play by the rules, let's all be part of the solution rather than the problem.

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